Food grade feeder device and system for placing rolls, egg, meat, or protein patties, and/or cheese and other foodstuffs to assemble and prepare a sandwich

Abstract

An automated food grade conveyor, placement and feeder device and system for singulating and placing rolls, egg, meat, or protein patties, and/or cheese and other foodstuffs to assemble and prepare a sandwich, the system being made of food grade materials that are easily cleanable and being made compact and on wheels which results in a system that significantly reduces time, labor, and waste while increasing productivity, quality and freshness; it includes bulk feeding specific food items through a food grade centrifugal feed system, placing the food items with a chain driven pick and place device, transferring food items to separate servo driven trains, automatically placing of a food pattie onto a sliced bun, wrapping of a completed sandwich, and placing the sandwich on a tray, box or container.

1 . A food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) made of durable materials, the feeder device and singulating system comprised of:
 (a) an egg, meat, or protein centrifugal feeder ( 40 );   (b) a biscuit conveyor ( 50 ) and a roll ( 72 ) and pattie ( 70 ) and a gathering conveyor ( 55 );   (c) a pair of servo drive chains ( 60 A, 60 B) to turn patties ( 70 ) or other foodstuffs/items, the pair of servo drive chains ( 60 A, 60 B) further comprising a pair of motors and gear drives ( 62 ), a chain ( 63 ), and a set of pockets ( 64 ) on drive chain ( 63 );   (d) a slider rail ( 65  between servo drive ( 60 A, 60 B); and   (e) a placement device ( 66 ) of the pattie into a sliced bun wherein the food grade singulating system ( 30 ) for placing meat an egg, meat and/or protein patties ( 70 ) onto rolls/biscuits ( 72 ) and assembling a sandwich ( 74 ) and a person ( 91 ) attending and finishing sandwich assembly is able to efficiently and quickly assembly sandwiches in a relatively small workplace and floor space.   
     
     
         2 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  further comprised with a centrifugal feeder ( 45 ) for a series of sliced rolls, biscuits, and buns. 
     
     
         3 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  further comprised with a pack out tray, box, or gathering device ( 85 ). 
     
     
         4 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  wherein the gathering conveyor ( 55 ) is further comprised with multiple guide rails ( 57 ) and a transfer rail ( 55 ) to deflect one of a series of sliced rolls, biscuits, and buns ( 72 ) and patties ( 70 ) from biscuit conveyor ( 50 ). 
     
     
         5 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  wherein the pair of servo drive chains ( 60 A, 60 B) is further comprised with a pair of motors and gear drives ( 62 , a chain ( 63 ), and a set of pockets ( 64 ) on drive chain ( 63 ). 
     
     
         6 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  wherein the durable material is selected from a group consisting of an Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), an acetal resin plastic, a 304 Stainless Steel, and a composite material. 
     
     
         7 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 1  wherein the durable material is washable with hot water and commercial soaps for quasi sterilization. 
     
     
         8 . A food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) made of durable materials, the feeder device and singulating system comprised of:
 (a) an egg, meat, or protein centrifugal feeder ( 40 );   (b) a centrifugal feeder ( 45 ) for feeding a series of sliced rolls, biscuits, and buns;   (c) a biscuit conveyor ( 50 ) and a roll ( 72 ) and pattie ( 70 ) gathering conveyor ( 55 ) with multiple guide rails ( 57 ) and a transfer rail ( 55 ) to deflect one of a series of sliced rolls, biscuits, and buns ( 72 ) and patties ( 70 ) from the biscuit conveyor ( 50 );   (d) a pair of servo drive chains ( 60 A, 60 B) to turn patties ( 70 ) or other foodstuffs/items, the pair of servo drive chains ( 60 A, 60 B) further comprising a pair of motors and gear drives ( 62 ), a chain ( 63 ), and a set of pockets ( 64 ) on drive chain ( 63 );   (e) a slider rail ( 65 ) between the servo drive ( 60 A, 60 B);   (f) a placement device ( 66 ) of the pattie into one of the a series of sliced rolls, biscuits, and buns; and   (g) a pack out tray, box, or gathering device ( 85 ) wherein the food grade singulating system ( 30 ) for placing meat an egg, meat and/or protein patties ( 70 ) onto rolls/biscuits ( 72 ) and assembling a sandwich ( 74 ) and a person ( 91 ) attending and finishing sandwich assembly is able to efficiently and quickly assembly sandwiches in a relatively small workplace and floor space.   
     
     
         9 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 8  wherein the durable material is selected from a group consisting of an Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS), an acetal resin plastic, a 304 Stainless Steel, and a composite material. 
     
     
         10 . The food grade feeder device and singulating system ( 30 ) in  claim 8  wherein the durable material is washable with hot water and commercial soaps for quasi sterilization. 
     
     
         11 . A process for placing a series of rolls, eggs, meats and protein patties, cheese and other foodstuffs to assemble and prepare a sandwich, the process using a food grade feeder and system and comprised of:
 Step 1: bulk feeding specific food items (egg, meat or protein patties, possibly cheese and/or sliced tomatoes and other food items) through a food grade centrifugal feed system;   Step 2: placing or sliding the food items with a chain driven pick and place or slide and place device;   Step 3: transferring over food items to two separate servo driven trains;   Step 4: placing pattie into a sliced roll or placing a top roll/biscuit to complete a sandwich; and   Step 5: placing the sandwich on a tray, box or container.   
     
     
         12 . A process for placing a series of rolls, eggs, meats and protein patties, cheese and other foodstuffs to assemble and prepare a sandwich in  claim 11  further comprised with
 Step 4-1/2: wrapping of a completed sandwich.